Well A wee update.I got a bit sidetracked as i got another project land on my lap. A 1959 series 2 landrover. which was my dads and i found it in a barn after we gave it to a mate of mine 6 years ago. so getting that back on the road to sell on lol.but i made some progress with the mazda at the weekend.

Rusty caliper

And after Shot blasting

And painted

JDM Rear Panel test fitted

Rusty shock and spring

Cleaned up. rust proofed shock and adjustable adapter for coilover

Rusty suspension top mount

Shot blasted

And painted

And Shock Fitted

I also fitted the rest of the arches and skirts and blended the arches into the skirtsAnd rota V Grids in bronze are on order.

Dunno how big it is never measured it. Before the work benches and tools went in we managed to fit 6 cars in it tho. You coulfnt really get out the doors but I was just seeing how many we could fit lol.

I heat it with a gas space heater and always put it on about 20 mins before I start working in it.

Well i got the parts painted last weekend but gott a little bit of blooming.however once it dried it was easy to just buff it off

here is the skirt, in the foreground is the buffed skirt and behind is the one still to be buffed

Steam cleaned the front ready for fitting the bumper

Fitted front bumper

Fitted right and left sideskirts all bonded on

Modified UK light brackets to light up the JDM rear panel

JDM panel fitted and lighting well, also note car is hovering lol

then i plasti diped the arch extensions.i actually used a small roller to apply the Plasti Dip to gice it a rough texture.then fitted them and dropped it down

It's still not as low as i'd like but cant drop it further with standard shocks.need to get shortened shocks to fit.was looking at the ebay ones to tide me over just now as there only £215but not sure if they are any good? maybe someone on here might have tried them.at the moment it's pretty much sitting on the bumpstops so not actually that nice to drive.